Pneumatic-tire fastening.



No. 655, |83. Patented Au 7, I900.

J. A. BERGER. PNEUMATIC TIRE FASTENING. (A hcai onfll a Jan. 15 1900 mModal.)

V ENITED STATES:

PATENT @rrrcii.

.iosnrri A. BERGER, or CHICAGO, itmn oish'ssieuon or oNE nALr 'ro JOHNP. LARSON, or SAME PLACE.

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srncirrca'rron forming part of Letters Patent No. 655,183, dated August2, iced Application filed may 15.1900. Serial No} 1.522. on, model.)

To all who-m it may concern: Be it knownthat I, JOSEPH A. BERGER, acitizen of the United States of America, .and a resident of Chicago, inthe county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Pneumatic- Tire Fastenings, of which thefollowing is 'a specification.

My invention relates to means for attaching pneumatic-tire jackets tothe rims of wheels by the use of studs engaging the jacket througheyelets therein; and m y present appli;

cation has particular reference to improved means for holding thestudsupon the rim.

The main objects of my invention are, first, to provide inexpensivemeans for readily securing the studs to the rim, and, second, to providefor a slight longitudinal movement of the studs upon the rim forconvenience in fastening the tire-jacket thereto. I accomplish theseobjects by the device shown in the accompanying drawings, in which- 7Figure l is a cross-section of the rim and tire-jacket withfastening-strip secured together according to my invention. Fig. 2 is alongitudinal central section of same. Fig. 3 is a perspective view ofpart of the rim, showing studs secured thereto by means of a band orstrap which is partly broken away. The tire-jacket 1 has its lower edge2 and its upper edge 3 each provided with a series of eyelets 4, locatedat uniform intervals around said edges. The studs 5 are provided withheads 6 of slightly-less diameter than said eyelets. A fastening stripor band 7 is secured to the rim 8 by means of the screws or tacks 9.Said band is provided with aper tures 10, which are oblong in shape. Thebases 11 of the studs are of greater diameter than the width of saidapertures. Said bases are seated loosely between the band 7 and the rim,thus giving the studs a slight movement in said apertures. This movementcompensates for any slight difierence that there might be in thedistances between the eye: lets on the same or on differenttire-jackets.

Both edges of the tire-jacket may be readily removed from the studs whenthe inner inflatable tube 12 is deflated. Aprotectingflap 13 is securedto the tire-jacket toward its end 14. This passes over the heads of thestuds, as shown in Fig. 1, and protects the innertube 12 against saidstuds. The operation of the device is as followst The band 7 will betacked or screwed to the rim supporting the studs 5, as shown in Fig. 3,with the heads G of said studs projecting above the rim. The edge 2 ofthe tire-jacket will now be secured to the rim by passing its eyeletsover the studs. The inner tube 12 will then be inserted above the flap13. The flap 18 and inner tube 12 will now be raised to admit the edge3, when the eyelets in said edge will be passed over the heads of thestuds; When the tube 12 is inflated, the edges of the tire=jacket willbe urged in opposite diree tions toward their respective sides. Thisserves to lockthe edge 3 under said heads and upon the edge 2. If thetire becomes punctured at any part, the operator will deflate the innertube, thus permitting him to detach the edge 3 near the punctured part.The inner tube 12 will then be drawn out of the casing at the puncturedpart, when the puncture can be mended without disturbing otherparts ofsaid tube and tire-jacket. Both edges of the tire-jacket may be readilyremoved from the studs when desired; but it will usually be sufficientto remove only the upper edge 3 at or near the punctured part.

The strip 7 is preferably made of metal; but it will be understood thata different material may be used and that the other details of my devicemay be altered without departing from the spirit of my invention. Itherefore do not confine myself to such details,'except as hereinafterlimited in the claims.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination of awheel-rim; with a metallic band having a seriesof apertures therein, and secured to said rim at points intermediate ofsaid apertures; and a series of studs having heads of less diameter thanthe apertures and projecting through same, and having bases of greaterdiameter than the width of said apertures, and resting loosely upon therim; said studs being slidable 1ongitudinally of said apertures; and apneumatic-tire jacket having a series of eyelets in each edge, adaptedto pass over said heads,

substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. The combination of a vi'heel-rim with a continuous peripheral bandhaving a series of apertures therein and secured to said rim at pointsintermediate of said apertures; a

series of studs having heads projecting "through said apertures, andintegral bases of greater diameter than the width of said apertures,resting between said band and rim, and unattached to said rim, except bysaid band;

